Global Patent Index - EP 0999990 A1

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US 9815905 W 19980730

US 90299997 A 19970730

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9906311A2] A dispenser (10) of wet wipes (45) from a coreless log (44) with a semi-cylindrical chimney member (26) in the lid (20) of the container (18) that houses the log (44) or houses a refill cartridge (12) in which the log (44) is disposed. The chimney member (26) is disposed and configured to shelter the main portion of a dispensing opening (35) without sealing the dispensing opening (35). The chimney member (26) influences the user to extract the wipe (45) in a way that reduces the incidence of streaming of wipes (45) from the log (44).